Possible Questions for The Canterbury Tales Test

The Middle Ages in Europe was a long period of history from

• 100 AD to 500 AD
• 500 AD to 1500 AD
• 1500 BC to 500 BC
• 1900 AD to 2020 AD

The Middle Ages is also known as ________.

• The Dark Ages
• The Romantic Period
• Medieval Times
• The Age of Chivalry

What event signals the start of the Middle Ages?

• The birth of Jesus Christ.
• The entrance of the Greeks into Roman territory.
• The fall of Beowulf.
• The fall of the Roman Empire.

The majority of people living during the Middle Ages lived in the ____________ and worked as _______________.

• city, craftsmen
• country, doctors
• churches, monks
• country, farmers

A monastery was

• a building, or buildings, where monks lived and worshiped, devoting their time and life to God.
• a special school for nuns.
• a training facility for knights.
• a training program for young men who wanted to learn a trade.

Why was a monastery important?

• The monastery was place where people came to get their food.
• The monastery was a place where monks taught people to read and recorded important events.
• The monastery was a place where abandoned children went to live.
• The monastery wasn't important at all.

The ____________________ became very rich and powerful during the Middle Ages.

• scops
• Catholic Church
• knights
• Muslims

Why was it very important for the king to have approval from the church and the Pope?

• Because the church is the entity that declared war on other countries.
• The Pope provided money from the church for the king.
• Because the king ruled by Divine Right, and without the church’s approval, the king had no power
• Because the king could only be appointed by the church and the Pope.

What is the name of the disease that killed many people in Europe during this time?

• The Red Death
• Chicken Pox
• Influenza
• The Black Death

Which of the following is NOT one of the things people of the time thought caused the disease?

• A punishment from God.
• Pockets of bad air released by earthquakes.
• Some blamed Jewish people for bringing the plague to kill Christians.
• Molded food and bad meat.